ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50449
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:57 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Fortress Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SR384 |
| MSN: | 6084 (call sign BU |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde, near Yerseke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs for a Radio Counter Measures operation in support of the RAF Bomber Command Aachen (Germany) raid.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Leube of the 4./NJG 3, who had taken off from Plantlünne airfield (Germany) at 23:03 hrs, in Junkers Ju 88 D5+KM. This was credited as Leube's 15th victory.
Pilot / P/O. A.J.N. Hockley AUS420197 RAAF / Yerseke cemetery; grave 171
Flight Engineer / Sgt. W.H. Hallett 1587281 RAF / prisoner of war
Navigator / F/Sgt. T.D. Glenn 1516970 RAF / prisoner of war
Bomb Aimer / F/Sgt. R.Y. Gundy NZ42663 RNZAF / prisoner of war
Special Operator / Sgt. R.F. Lloyd 2211370 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/Sgt. R.T. Lyall AUS421541 RAAF / prisoner of war
Beam Gunner / Sgt. J.E. McCutchan R/178606 RCAF / prisoner of war
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. R.G.V. Simpson 1805752 RAF Yerseke cemetery; grave 172
Rear Gunner / Sgt. E. Lovatt 1590361 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=SR384&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three, page 024.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 08:14 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 08:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2020 17:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2021 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 10:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-May-2023 18:38 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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